Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Namibia
Namibia: Official entrance age to upper secondary education was 17 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
17 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
2nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
17 years
in 1970
All-time low
17 years
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Namibia, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for official entrance age to upper secondary education in Namibia is 17 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to upper secondary education in Namibia peaked at 17 years in 1970 and was at its lowest, 17 years, in 1970.
Namibia ranks 2nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Namibia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 17 years | — |
| 1971 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 17 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17 years | 17 years | 17 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 17 years | 17 years | 17 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 17 years | 17 years | 17 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 17 years | 17 years | 17 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 17 years | 17 years | 17 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 17 years | 17 years | 17 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 1 Tokelau 16 years compare
- 1 Tanzania, United Republic of 18 years compare
- 2 Anguilla 15 years compare
- 2 Cook Islands 15 years compare
- 2 Ethiopia 17 years compare
- 2 Guinea 17 years compare
- 2 Equatorial Guinea 17 years compare
- 2 Lithuania 17 years compare
- 2 Montserrat 15 years compare
- 2 Niger 17 years compare
- 2 Niue 15 years compare
- 2 Papua New Guinea 17 years compare
- 2 Uganda 17 years compare
More education data for Namibia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 21,240 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 14 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 120.72 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 120.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to upper secondary education in Namibia?
- Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Namibia was 17 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to upper secondary education recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 17 years in 1970.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to upper secondary education recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 years in 1970.
- How does Namibia rank for official entrance age to upper secondary education?
- Namibia ranks 2nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to upper secondary education rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to upper secondary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release